Dobbind Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Now this is looking close.... http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/members/mowgli5555-albums-epiphone-sheraton-80-82-made-japan-mint.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Now this is looking close.... http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/members/mowgli5555-albums-epiphone-sheraton-80-82-made-japan-mint.html Nope. That's got full size humbuckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbind Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 the inlays look different here. Good close up at 3:20, you can even see the screw hole for the pickguard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningham26 Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 TOTP was feb '96, Maine Road was April '96, plenty of time to get some additional inlays done before the big show. and Leno was '98, surprised he still had it by then. you can see the main sheraton in the background. the more I see the more I'm convinced it's a straight "epiphone" on the headstock and not the script logo. Perhaps the whole story about it being a gift from Meg Matthews is bunk. It makes a lot of sense that epiphone did the sunburst, mini-hum, frequenseator-tailpiece sheraton for noel as a one off, and part of that was the gift of that exact same guitar with a union jack finish. They just lucked out that he played it on TOTP and then later made history with it at Maine road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbind Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I don't know, in some shots the pickup covers seem to look faded whereas the rest of the hardware is still shiny gold. Of course fading is consistent with an aging epiphone. check this out, he says he contacted the bloke who actually did the UJ paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbind Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnqjr3M1pJ1qf4lf0o1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1321879570&Signature=TKUMT5%2Bp8NDZPv7Ua4gspjCzUvc%3D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbind Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 The TRC definitely just has 2 screws and doesn't overlap the flower inlay as seen on some sheratons. In other words it doesn't look like any of these http://www.epiphonewiki.com/index.php?title=Sheraton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbind Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 here's what I think it is http://media.photobucket.com/image/epiphone%20sheraton%20headstock/Mainsale/SheratonHeadstock.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbind Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 post #7. Bingo! http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=9790389#post9790389 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbind Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 http://www.beezerk.com/images/sheratonUSwb.jpg Could this be it? 1996, US made?? It's possible.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 here's what I think it is http://media.photobucket.com/image/epiphone%20sheraton%20headstock/Mainsale/SheratonHeadstock.jpg You were correct here. It looks like the 1993-1994 Nashville USA Collection Sheraton: http://www.epiphonewiki.com/index.php?title=Sheraton#Nashville_USA_Collection_Sheraton Of course, it's also possible that it was custom-ordered around that same time, with slight differences from the standard Nashville specs. None of the Sheratons in question here are vintage 60's models. As RTH pointed out in post #14, there have been many many versions made since production ceased in Kalamazoo. The best place to begin when trying to identify a version is the headstock shape and design (and of course the pickups). It's kind of amazing that a site like the one linked in post #2 (dolphinmusic), who devote themselves to identifying specific gear used by a famous player, can get it so wrong. The '63-'69 headstocks are easily distinguished from the Nashville USA or the Elitist headstocks, if one is really paying attention to details. Someone asked about photos of original 60's Sheratons. There are dozens of images here: http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=11411759 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbind Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Yes, so a mid 90s model it is. Dolphin really don't have a clue, though they said it wasn't a Supernova! That's a start anyway. If you check out noel playing the sheraton at Maine Road the gold hardware is super shiny as new, if you see photos of it now it is tarnished and pitted as Epiphone gold hardare generally does after 15 or so years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinTheHood Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 It's kind of amazing that a site like the one linked in post #2 (dolphinmusic), who devote themselves to identifying specific gear used by a famous player, can get it so wrong. Thats was one of the biggest reasons behind creating the wiki. There is an unprecedented amount of wrong info concerning a great deal of Epiphone guitars floating around the internet. Of course, the wiki doesnt always get it right, but I try to stay on top of it when new/correct info is presented to me. Most of these other sites just ride on the info they have and leave it at that. Even Wikipedia's info is incorrect on so many levels regarding Epiphone guitars. I've even submitted corrections on their discussion pages concerning a couple different guitars (Supernove included) and it basically goes ignored. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaSTuS Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Thats was one of the biggest reasons behind creating the wiki. There is an unprecedented amount of wrong info concerning a great deal of Epiphone guitars floating around the internet. Of course, the wiki doesnt always get it right, but I try to stay on top of it when new/correct info is presented to me. Most of these other sites just ride on the info they have and leave it at that. +1 And doing a great job of it Rob, thanks so much for your efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffDriver Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Does anyone know if NG ever played the UJ through any other amp than the JCM900's that was recorded? It would be interesting to hear that guitar through another medium other than one of Marshall's amps that was not up to par with the majority of their other tone machines. I much prefer the tones he gets now with the 355 and custom made Hiwatts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbind Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Found this beauty on Flickr as it is in the British Musical Experience. There's a massive scratch between the bridge and frequentsator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbind Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Note the pick guard screw hole, evidence that this was not custom built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jubaea Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 These pickups are not Gibson pickups ... they look like pickups manufactured by Gibson/Epiphone for the Sheraton and Riviera Nashville USA Collection, between 93 and 94... but I could be wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobbind Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 These pickups are not Gibson pickups ... they look like pickups manufactured by Gibson/Epiphone for the Sheraton and Riviera Nashville USA Collection, between 93 and 94... but I could be wrong... It's a stock 1996 USA Sheraton, the only upgrade was the added inlays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazywhisky Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Does that suggest there was more than one union jack Sheraton or that Noel was gifted without extra inlays and had new ones added before the Maine Road gig (seems like a lot of stress and hassle for the guitar tbh but Noel had some much money he may not have cared). I'd love to know more about the specially made yellow burst epi Sheraton from Knebworth and the Be Here Now tour. As a massive Oasis fan and guitar geek I'm surprised I'd never heard it was specially made before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiekiduk Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Updated link to video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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